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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

March 3, 2018 by strohohanatravelogue

We survived Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam remarkably unscathed and have now landed in the markedly more civilized city of Kuala Lumpur (at least, in my humble opinion). The capital of Malaysia and home to almost 8 million people in the greater metropolitan area. The first impression that struck me was how clean and modern everything was from the airport to the highways. The road signs even looked distinctly ‘western’ in appearance. Our Airbnb dwelling was described as a ‘zen […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: Blue Cab Malaysia, ER Care, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Negara Zoo, Petronas Towers

Botox at the Orient

January 11, 2018 by strohohanatravelogue

After a somewhat grueling pace of three countries in the past month, I needed a day out. At home on Maui the children would be attending Waldorf for 6 blissful hours each day, but abroad it has been full on, non-stop, 24/7. I am exhausted! How do I get away from it all? A full day of pampering. After a delightful chocolate breakfast with the girls and Bernie at Maison Marou, I walked them to the park and went my separate […]

Categories: Tiffany's Blog • Tags: American Botox, Beauty Ho Chi Minh, Botox, Gaucho, Natur'l Beauty Lounge, Orient Skincare and Laser Center, Temple Leaf Spa, Vietnam Beaty Treatments

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM

January 9, 2018 by strohohanatravelogue

Greetings from Vietnam! A year ago, it never even crossed my mind that I would utter those words in my lifetime, much less a year later. Our flight from Hong Kong was pleasant and uneventful but the long queue for the visa application at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City was a bit of a pain. Even though we had applied on-line and brought the ‘official paperwork’ and the tiny little (2″x 3″) photos that were requested […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: District 1, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh Traffic, Tan Son Nhat, Vietnam Visa

Christmas Stuff…ing

December 30, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

I have always been equally stressed & excited about Christmas preparations. Having not grown up with the holiday myself, I always fear I will get it wrong somehow and yet I love the season. This year, however; was different. After having been away from our home on Maui for 5½ months I just couldn’t get in the spirit. Christmas was the primary concern of our Children during the discussions which preceded our travel. Questions asked: How will Santa find us? […]

Categories: Tiffany's Blog • Tags: Chinese Santa, Christmas Abroad, Christmas Stuffing, Egyptian Santa, simplify

HONG KONG (China?)

December 29, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

During the ‘unplanning’ of our international journey last spring, my daughter, Scarlet, expressed a desire to see a Giant Panda preferably in China. We had seen the documentary ‘Born in China’ and this no doubt piqued her curiosity a bit. Wow, I thought. How are we going to accomplish that feat? Tiffany researched Giant Pandas and found several (expensive) guided tours and zoos that featured Giant Panda exhibits in mainland China. Hong Kong also boasted a theme park with Giant […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: Brick Lane Hong Kong, China, Handpan Player, Hong Kong, Mini Hotel Causeway Bay, Nutcracker HK Ballet, Ocean Park Pandas, Santa Visits Hong Kong

Marina

December 28, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

I always find it impossible to predict the gifts a place will give. Egypt gave me something that I could never have asked for. She gave me a name. It begins with the horses. Not just any horses, our guide informed us, Arabian horses. Of course they would only give us the mild and gentle ones; not the horses that could dance or pull embellished carriages. My horse was called Whiskey. As we trekked through the large northern desert, the […]

Categories: Guest Blogger • Tags: Egypt, Horses, Nile, Travel

EGYPT: TOMBS, TEMPLES & TUTANKHAMUN

December 25, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

Our visit to Egypt was like a whirlwind. Three days in Cairo at Le Meridien to get acclimated, 12 days in the South Sinai Peninsula (Dahab) at the Red C Villas, 3 days in Luxor at Mara House and 3 final days in Cairo at Giza. Our Giza Airbnb dwelling was literally a few blocks away from and faced the pyramids! On our first day back in Cairo, we rode horses (even Grace had her own horse) around the pyramids […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: Airbnb, Cairo, Horseback, Luxor, Mara House, Sphinx

Dahab, Egypt on the Red Sea

December 8, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

As we continue eastward on our year of adventure; we have now left behind the part of the world that we are the most familiar with in terms of family history, culture, language, food, religion, etc. Our first destination in these stranger waters is Egypt. For the record, Tiffany and Scarlet did travel to Egypt this past spring. Scarlet chose Egypt as the place that she wanted to visit for a 10 day mother-daughter bonding on her 10th birthday. The […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: Angry Camel, Dahab, Dahab Taxi, Egypt, Street Goats

88 days in Europe

December 3, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

I started to write this post on the 88th day of our European adventure but Tiffany & I did not get to finish it until we were already 5 days into our Egypt trip. I am amazed at how quickly the first three months of our trip abroad has elapsed. In our ‘unplanning’ of this adventure before we left Maui, we had anticipated spending the allowed 90 days in the EU – Schengen Area with the normal visa. We booked […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog, Tiffany's Blog • Tags: 88 days in Europe, Airbnb, Aquarium Malta, El Rey Leon, Esplora Malta, Family Interview, NILE AIR, WOW

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